Card-attaching device.



I. E. MORRILL. CARD ATTAGHING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED ZEBRA, 1909.

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FRANCIS E. MORRILL, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

CARD -ATTACHING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 5, 1909.

Application filed February 4, 1909. Serial No. 476,168.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRI-rivers E. MORRILL, citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Card-Attaching Devices, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to means for attaching cards and the like, where it is desired to afliX the card to a surface of any description, and so as to be displayed.

It consists in combination with the card of a paster or sticker having an adhesive under surface, and in means for maintaining the adhesive surface out of contact until needed. 7

It also comprises details of construction which will be more fully explained by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front view. Fig. 2 is a rear view. Fig. 3 is a vertical section.

It is often desirable to attach cards or like articles to a wall or surface where they will be properly displayed, and in such a manner that they are not easily removed; at the same time avoiding the necessity of using a large quantity of adhesive material which will leave the wall defaced if the card is removed. In my invention I make an opening of any suitable character, and at any desired point, through the card, and over this opening I paste a thin piece of material having an adhesive rear surface which, by moistening and afterward pressing it against the surface, will cause a limited adherence suf ficient to support the card. A represents a card of this character having a hole made through it; in the present case I have shown the hole as being made central. The thickness of the card may be sufficient to form the necessary distance between the back and the adhesive attachment 2, but Ihave here shown the periphery of the opening as being radially slotted for a short distance, and turned outwardly to the rear as shown at 3. This increases the depth of the opening from front to back without the necessity of matc rially thickening the card or part which it is desirable to attach; by making these outwardly turned edges a very thin card or paper may be supplied with my device without difliculty.

Over the opening in the card is pasted the adhesive disk 2. In the present case I have shown this disk or part as circular, but it will be manifest that it may be made of any suitable or desired ornamental form; and it may have upon it a. monogram, name, or other display, or advertising matter; or in other ways be so marked as to be an ornamental part of the card. As this disk is attached smoothly upon the front of the card, it will be manifest that the adhesive central portion will be raised sufficiently from the level of the back of the card so that any number of the cards may be piled up together, or they may be used for ordinary purposes without sticking together, or becoming objectionable in any way.

It is often desirable to attach such cards, either to a wall, fence, or to paste them into books, or in other ways to place them immovably, and where they will be well displayed. To do this, it is only necessary to moisten the small adhesive surface appearing through the back of the card, then by pressing upon the front of the disk, this moistened adhesive portion can be pressed against the surface, and the card will immediately adhere and remain in place.

If it is desired to remove the card, it is only necessary to pull it off, and it will leave little or no mark upon the surface to which it had been attached.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. The combination with a card having an opening through it, of an adhesive attachment, said card being offset around the opening to provide means for maintaining a portion of the attachment normally out of contact with a contiguous surface.

2. A card having an opening made through it, said opening having its periphery raised toward the back, and an adhesive paster fixed upon the front of the card, and covering said opening.

3. A card having an opening made through it, radial cuts around the periphery of the opening, and adherence to a surface of contact.

I11 testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

FRANCIS E. MORRILL. Witnesses:

GEO. H. STRONG, CHARLES EDELMAN. 

